Beloved Parishioners,

As we come to the end of the Gospel of John on Jesus’ discourse on the Eucharist today, I share another reflection on the incredible value of Jesus’ presence in the Eucharist and the Adoration of Our Lord before the Blessed Sacrament. I have shared these reflections for the past three weeks and I wish to continue to share it for us all to grasp the real importance of what happens when we come together to celebrate the Mass.

Jesus is the priest, the victim, and the altar of Sacrifice. The priest stands in personae Christi in the person of Christ and offers the Mass for himself and the community. Christ is the one who is at the center of every celebration.

The Eucharist is the beginning and end of our Christian worship. The Eucharist is at the center of our Liturgy and every other thing is geared to help us participate worthily in the Eucharist. That is why the Council Fathers of Vatican II say that the Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian worship. There is a great need to deepen our appreciation and understanding of the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The best way to deepen the understanding of Jesus present in the Eucharist is to follow every aspect of the Mass with faith knowing that it is Jesus Himself who offers the Mass. Secondly, through Eucharistic Adoration one personally experiences the transforming power of Jesus as He reveals Himself personally to one who comes before Him in Adoration.

I begin my day with this practice of Eucharistic Adoration, and I have done it now for many years and have found immense value in being present before the Lord. I am sharing it simply to call our attention to the importance of creating time in your busy schedule to visit Jesus in the Eucharist occasionally. Going every day before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is a refreshing moment for me. Visiting the Blessed Sacrament daily is a transforming experience, and I invite you to see how to develop this devotion in your own little way. Jesus still speaks to us in the depth of our hearts when we appear before Him the way we are in faith, trust, and confidence knowing that it is Jesus who is present there.

The Eucharistic revival has just ended in Indianapolis and one of the challenges given to us during the four-day Eucharistic revival is to go to the frontiers and proclaim the power of Jesus in the Blessed Eucharist. Bishop Barron, speaking during the period encounter, said that if only the Catholics who are committed to their faith convincingly and concretely live truly their faith in their various parishes and dioceses the U.S. society will change. This begins when we make a sincere effort to recognize Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

Apart from the first Friday Adoration, in which everyone is being encouraged to schedule time to be with the Lord at least one hour for that day, I am also calling people to come and witness the healing power of Jesus in the Eucharist. There are abundant graces that flow from the heart of Jesus in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. When we come with an open heart and mind to encounter the Lord present in the Eucharist, we witness this grace which is very transformational. There is divine reconciliation when we come to Jesus in the Eucharist. We experience an inner peace of mind, found in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, and above all, there are miracles which flow from the Divine Savior in the Eucharist.

I encourage families to begin to come together for the Adoration. When families come together before the Lord in the Eucharist, they are united in a super divine manner. Invite others to come and spend some quiet time every first Friday before the Lord. Let us also begin to embrace every Friday Holy Hour and Divine Mercy prayer done in our parish at 3:00pm. The goal is to draw as many people as possible to the Eucharist, Jesus present at the altar. Come and receive divine healing before the Lord and as you plan to come may God give ears to the prayerful intention of your heart.

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